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Owww...

Odo 299,062.2mi

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This is what the PO did to it shortly after buying it - an open storm drain in a busy street caused ...

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Since he had no use for it, and his replacement needs some work, he's trading me this carcass for th...

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I'm not sure I'm getting such a good deal...

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The carcass is ready to roll gently down the hill onto the trailer.

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Loaded & ready to roll!

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Some moron in a Mercedes assumed he could cut me off, and actually got offended that I didn't let hi...

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344 hits | 112.82 KB | Posted: 5/7/18
I hope to have it stripped in a couple of weeks.

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498 hits | 74.71 KB | Posted: 5/10/18
The WP hub shouldn't be this close to the housing...

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393 hits | 83.69 KB | Posted: 5/11/18
...and the back of the crank pulley should be flat.

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Well, THERE'S your problem! Fortunately, the oil came out clean, so virtually no coolant went into ...

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362 hits | 82.44 KB | Posted: 5/10/18
This shouldn't be too hard to extract. I'll soak it with penetrant until I'm ready to pull the inta...

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781 hits | 116.71 KB | Posted: 5/10/18
In addition to the folded frame & punctured timing cover, the axle is twisted due to the front cross...

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989 hits | 81.61 KB | Posted: 5/26/18
Misfire sensor & tone ring behind the harmonic balancer ('96-only) on a 5.8L (5.0L same; 4.9L simila...

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295 hits | 76.4 KB | Posted: 5/26/18
All the safety features worked: seat belts, airbag, and even the telescoping steering column, which ...

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The column is so far forward that the shifter wouldn't go into park.

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After several rounds of PurplePower, Dawn, & water hose, the carpets are clean enough to be vacuumed...

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These are most of the tags on the truck.
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

The one I forgot to l...

Cluster.jpg
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Instrument cluster tag (made by Altec)

The top line of text abbreviations means:
RPO - regular prod...

TransDipstick.jpg
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This dipstick is substantially longer than the one on my '93, making it much easier to reach. But t...

FDMtag.jpg
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This FDM appears to have been replaced after 2003 (probably under the recall), and then the reservoi...

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Rear axle tag

S838M (Sterling axle plant; internal coding)
3 55 88 5L21 (3.55 ratio, open diff; 8.8...

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Some friends helped me flip the body off the frame so I could dismantle the chassis.

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Some friends helped me flip the body off the frame so I could dismantle the chassis.

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The impact was so hard that these mounts (#2 L&RHS) bent forward, evidenced by the wider gap at the ...

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The impact was so hard that this mount (#3 LHS) bent forward, evidenced by the spalled paint near th...

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Engine RHS just after flipping the body off.

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T-case RHS just after flipping the body off.

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Tank & axle RHS just after flipping the body off.

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Engine LHS just after flipping the body off.

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T-case LHS just after flipping the body off.

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Tank & axle LHS just after flipping the body off.

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'96 5.8L Engine Vacuum Harness (no 2ndry air or MAP)

[url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/medi...

WrgEng.jpg
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'96 5.8L Engine Wiring Harness

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Chassis front just after pressure-washing.

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Engine RHS just after pressure-washing.

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Trans & t-case RHS just after pressure-washing.

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Tank & axle RHS just after pressure-washing.

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Engine LHS just after pressure-washing.

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Trans & t-case LHS just after pressure-washing.

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234 hits | 98.9 KB | Posted: 5/28/18
Tank & axle LHS just after pressure-washing.

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Emptying the tank into mine, using an old fuel pump (probably from a Crown Vic tank), the battery pa...

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It's getting close...

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I couldn't hammer this body mount sleeve apart, so I soaked it for a few days and then hammered it t...

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The rear main & bore plugs look OK, so I'll probably leave the seal alone.

I assume that's the bloc...

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After the last of the oil drains out, I'll pull the manifolds, timing cover, & pan; and paint everyt...

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The exhaust manifold has to come off to get the broken bolt out, so I'll pull both & sandblast/paint...

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326 hits | 109.08 KB | Posted: 5/29/18
With the front suspension unloaded, I was able to flip the exhaust to work it over the axle, and sli...

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The L axle beam is substantially bent, but the R looks OK.

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I had to use my thinnest open wrench to back up the exhaust shield nuts. 2 of the bolts were broken...

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Distributor tag & drive gear for roller cam.

Eventually, I taped off the tag & gear, sandblasted th...

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The missing chunk of timing cover was resting on the splash shelf. The milk in the oil pan is just ...

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I was amazed to find these original valve cover gaskets are steel, with just a thin inner lip of rub...

TimingChainSlack.jpg
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The chain has barely any more slack than a new one would. Probably less than 2 degrees.

Odo 299,062...

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The oil pump pickup was clear, but it's also clean now. The oil pan gasket appears to be reusable. ...

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I cut these bolt heads off so there would be more to work with when I try to extract them. But firs...

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After spraying this Dorman 635-100 with DupliColor ...

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Drilling a hole into this blind boss to let some penetrating oil soak for a few days paid off. This...

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I've been procrastinating, but today I went after these intake bolts. They've been soaking in penetr...

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I drilled through, to check that the hole was centered & aligned, and stepped up 1/32" at a tim...

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Unfortunately, the bolt still didn't unscrew, but it was so thin that most of the bolt thread peeled...

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I chased the remaining bolt thread & corrosion out with a tap, and cleaned the pocket at the top.

S...

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The driver's side bolt sheared at an angle, making it harder to find center. I had to dig the corro...

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The hole was very slightly off-center near the bottom, but not enough to damage the head. The bolt w...

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After a few days soaking with penetrant, I punched, drilled, & extracted the 2 ex.man. bolts that ha...

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These '96 water pump bolts are slightly different from the '93's. The pump is a new [url=https://www...

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Original high-temperature studs & nuts aren't available now, so I'll be using these [url=https://www...

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New Motorcraft SP-501 plugs, of course. These are A...

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I didn't realize this grommet would be chinese when I ordered it, but my local Ford doesn't sell it ...

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These have been soaking for a couple of months, but they were still tight. 2 came out this way...

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Even after a couple months in PB Blaster, one sheared & required drilling before going out forward.

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The fuel rail is pretty scruffy, so...

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I polished the chrome & stainless (FPR) with fine steel wool, and clearcoated the chrome with [url=h...

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After sandblasting, planing, painting (Rustoleum High Heat Silver), & new flange hardware (cheapo af...

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Eventually, I got all the exhaust manifold bolts in (with nickel anti-seize) & torqued. Then I adde...

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363 hits | 81.63 KB | Posted: 12/12/18
Eventually, I got all the bolts in (with nickel anti-seize) & torqued. Then I added the heat shield...

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After mounting the plenum, the throttle body (carefully sandblasted & clearcoated) went on with a ne...

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Original '96 5.8L IAC (F4TE-9F715-AA) built 1996 Feb. 07 3rd shift 1st line

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Original '96 5.8L MAF sensor (F5UF-12B579-BA, built 1996 Feb.19 - 2nd shift) & venturi

One of the s...

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Now that my sandblaster is working so well, I finished the accessory brackets, pulleys, & Saginaw. ...

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344 hits | 80.26 KB | Posted: 12/28/18
It's a cool rainy day, so I put the exterior wiring harness sections outside, and washed them with P...

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My new toy is a [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P7Y6XF1]660-lb (300 kg) digital hanging scale[/url...

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Most of the body tub is going to the scrapyard, on top of most of the frame, and most of the '94 Cro...